Newsletter No. 33

CUHK Newsletter No.33 August 1992 Summer Programme o n Comparat ive Business ： The Asia-Pacific Perspective The Office of International Studies Programmes, CUHK and the School of Business Administration and School for Summer and Continuing Education of Georgetown University jointly organized a five-week programme in comparative business for 16 Georgetown University students. With a special emphasis on the Asia-Pacific market, the programme started on 6th July and was conducted by experienced local academics as well as eminent members of the business community. Apart from classroom activities, there were guest lectures by managers, visits to various representative businesses, and field trips to Shenzhen and Guangzhou to visit joint ventures and state-owned enterprises. Participants were given ample opportunities to interact with local practitioners of business and to appreciate cultural differences in business management skills. New Publ icat ions o f the Un i vers i ty Press The following books will be sold at a 20 per cent discount to staff members at the University Bookshop, John Fulton Centre. • International Telecommunications in Hong Kong: The Case for Liberalization (in English) by Milton Mueller, 149 pages, paperback, HK$70. (Winner of Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Awards 1992) • A Study of Yen Yu's Theories on Poetry (in Chinese) by Li Yui Ching, 237 pages, paperback, HK$75. Staff Development Grants/Programmes 1991-92 The University administers a variety of fellowships and scholarships for teaching and administrative staff to conduct research, pursue further studies in local or overseas institutions, or to broaden their experience through participation in conferences and publication projects. Here is a summary of the major grants for staff development in 1991-92 and the recipients of such grants: Asian Productivity Organization Awardee: Dr. Lam Kin-che, senior lecturer in geography Programme: To attend a seminar on the development of marginal agricultural land in Thailand. Period: 20th-29th April 1992 British Council Awardee: Mr. Robert Wu, director, Office of Industrial and Business Development Programme: To attend a course in The Entrepreneurial University: Managing Relations with Industry and the Community' in Chelmsford, UK. Period: 10th-22nd May 1992 CUHK-Robinson College Exchange Scheme Awardee: Dr. Chiu Fung-kum, Helen, lecturer in psychiatry Programme ： To study the clinical services and research methods and techniques employed in psychogeriatrics at Cambridge University, UK. Period: 17th August-30th September 1992 C.Y. Kwan Endowment Fund for Staff Development Awardee: Mrs. Tsui Leung Yee-man, executive officer II ， Office of Student Affairs Programme: To attend a course in 'Careers counselling and placement services within higher education: policy and practice’ at Worcester College, UK. Period: 18th-29th August 1991 Awardee: Mr. Cheng Che-hoo, computer officer I, Computer Services Centre Programme: To attend the Interop 91 ， Computers and Communications Conference in San Jose, USA and to visit computer centres at Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley, USA. Period: lst-12th October 1991 Awardees: Mrs. Sophie Lau, Director of Personnel; Mr. K. C. Yuen, senior assistant secretary, Personnel Section; Mrs. S. S. Tam, senior assistant secretary, Personnel Section; Mrs. Amy Leung, administrative assistant. Personnel Section Programme To attend the 12th Annual Conference of the Hong Kong Institute of Personnel Management. Period: 9th-10th October 1991 Awardee: Dr. Chiu Fung-kum, Helen, lecturer in psychiatry Programme: To attach to the Department of Health Care of the Elderly at the University of Nottingham, UK, and to attend a course in ‘Psychogeriatrics: current issues and recent advances'. Period: 1st July- 15th August 1992 4